How do they match: School Psychologists

  • Educational Diagnostician
  • Educational Psychologist

  • Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.

  • Initiate and direct efforts to foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in school communities.
  • Assess an individual child's needs, limitations, and potential, using observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel.
  • Collaborate with other educational professionals to develop teaching strategies and school programs.
  • Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services.
  • Design classes and programs to meet the needs of special students.
  • Develop individualized educational plans in collaboration with teachers and other staff members.
  • Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents.
  • Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.
  • Provide educational programs on topics such as classroom management, teaching strategies, or parenting skills.
  • Provide consultation to parents, teachers, administrators, and others on topics such as learning styles and behavior modification techniques.
  • Refer students and their families to appropriate community agencies for medical, vocational, or social services.
  • Select, administer, and score psychological tests.

  • Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
  • Advise others on educational matters.
  • Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
  • Develop educational programs.